“Basically he took it so that I didn’t have to relive the molestation and also be on the stand in front of a bunch of people talking about and bringing back memories of the molestation,” Maynor’s daughter told AL.com when her father was sentenced.

“My father was protecting me, like a father should do. He is an amazing father - actually the best. He loves us so much.”

Reports said that the 2014 shooting was prompted by a conversation Maynor had with his daughter about the abuse. “It was just something I said out of anger to my father,” she said.

His daughter said that she suffered daily from memories of the abuse. “I’m going through hell,” she said. She waived her right to anonymity as a victim of sex crimes following her father’s sentencing.